A Chronicle of Tahrir Square

A Chronicle of Tahrir square is a 2014 American-Egyptian independent historic short film written and directed by Nour Zaki. The film won at the 2014 Women’s voices now film festival and was screened at the Chinese theater in Hollywood as a part of the Holly-shorts film festival. The movie sheds the light on the events that occurred in Tahrir Square on 2 February 2011 and the clashes between the anti and pro Mubarak crowd.

A Chronicle of Tahrir Square
Film poster
Directed by	Nour Zaki
Written by	Nour Zaki
Starring	Abbey Aziz Taylor Ann Trad Mike Batayeh Vargha Davari Fouad Hajji Mohamed Kholai Greg Lucey Will Rian
Release date	25 January 2014 (2014-01-25)
Running time	11 minutes
Language	English

Plot

During the climax of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, a young Egyptian girl must go through the violent square to save her father.

Awards

• Women’s voices now film festival 2014 - Winner

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20160629135757/http://www.womensvoicesnow.org/a-chronicle-of-tahrir-square
• http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/egypts-first-oscar-nominated-film-a-chronicle-of-tahrir-square-faces-challenges-back-home

External links

• A Chronicle of Tahrir Square at IMDb
• https://vimeo.com/89991396
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FViprOXKiyI
• https://www.elcinema.com/en/work/2035840/